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Sprint Moves Phone Network to IP

Posted by timothy on from the all-the-rage dept.

Ryan Barrett writes "Sprint announced that it has 'begun transforming its telephone network so voice calls are transmitted in packets.' AP article here. Combined with a recent /. story about Telus doing the same thing, this sets an interesting precedent. Many telcos already use packet-switching to handle a significant chunk of their calls. Is this the beginning of the end for circuit-switched networks?"

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  1. No, the question .on every /.er's mind is ... by hummassa · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of these?

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